Weigh Down is the PIONEER of faith-based weight loss programs and the only answer to permanent weight loss! National best-selling author of "The Weigh Down Diet" and founder of Weigh Down Ministries, Gwen Shamblin Lara, now brings this groundbreaking approach to weight loss directly to you through Weigh Down TV.

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How to Have Empathy and Compassion

Imagine a place known for taking care of its own, expressing true compassion toward one another and making sure every need is met! Physical pain, such as an overweight condition, is what the world sees with physical eyes, but there is an underlying spiritual pain that can be deep and dark. Weigh Down Ministries was founded on Gwen’s God-given ability to see past the physical issue to having a true compassion for the spiritual pain in the heart. Mankind lifts up “empathy” for distant cultures and distressed people outside the walls of the church buildings, but the pain in the hearts of the members often goes unaddressed. Misplaced compassion has left people in ever-increasing agony, feeling that their own problems are insurmountable. Welcome to another impactful episode of “Life with Gwen and Joe”! Join Gwen and Joe as they untangle the misinterpretation of empathy and compassion—and you will walk away with a new ability to feel God’s pain over the neglect of His chosen people. True compassion for others comes from a completely humble heart that is free from expectations, free from self-focus, self-indulgence, and selfish desires. God’s true Church should be a vibrant, unified, and empathetic body of people—a magnet to a hurting world. God longs for His people to know where to direct compassion and empathy so that we are helping one another get ready for eternity! Dive in as Gwen and Joe open God’s Word to help us all understand what compassion should look like and where it should be directed! The fruit is real and amazing, and you will be forever changed after spending these few minutes with Gwen and Joe!

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How to Have Joy Like a Child

Through the eyes of a child—full of joy, wonder, innocence and delight—is how we should all view life! The Bible tells us that unless we become like little children, we cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven, which lets us know that God is all about joy and happiness and fun! Being in God’s Kingdom m...